Name: Michelle Darbro

Karate Name: The Wildcat

Hall Number: 25-6

Rank: 7th degree black belt under Master Joe Kelljchian

Dojo Location: All Sensei Michelle's dojos are in the Hollywood / Dania area.

Started Karate: Fall of 1979

Comments: What I love about karate is that it is for anyone: Karate is for the young and the not so young. It is suitable for the lightweight and the heavyweight, the weak and the strong. The nature of karate is that it balances the person's strengths and weaknesses. The life of the karateka in training remains constantly interesting and challenging.

Name: Wendy Schultz-Tallman

Karate name: The Waterfall

Hall #:  25-42

Rank: Yodan

Dojo Location: Pembroke Pines and Pine Island

Montessori Dojos

Started karate: Summer of 1985

Comments: Karate has truly been a way of life for me. Without it
my personal and professional life would not be as successful as it is.
 I am grateful for my dojo and teacher.

Name: Lydia Ward

Karate Name: The Merlin

Hall # 25-38

Rank: 4th Dan

Dojo Location: Pembroke Pines

Started Karate: April 1988

Comment: What I love most about karate is that you train to fight so that you don't have to!

Name: Liam Irish

Karate Name: Electric Ray

Hall Number:

Rank: Sandan

Dojo Location: Tampa, FL

Started Karate: 1984

Comment: Kata acts as a controlled experiment in which the variable is you.
Study it, and you study yourself. Improve it, and you improve yourself.

Name: Cheryle McCarthy

Karate Name: The Jade Warrior

Hall Number: 25-50

Rank: Sandan

Dojo Location: I teach with Sensei Lydia at her Silver Lakes dojo

Started Karate: August 1, 1991

Comments: Karate has improved every part of my life and taught me how important it is to have balance in my life.

Name: Rudy Kerkerian

Karate Name: Tazmanian Wolf

Hall Number: 25-51

Rank: Sandan (3rd degree black belt)

Dojo Location: Hollywood, Florida

Started Karate: August 1989

Comment: Karate is not a hobby, it is a way of life.

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Name: Lisa Drake

Karate name: Fer De lance

Hall number: 25-54

Rank: Sandan -- third degree black belt

Dojo Location: Ocala,Fl.

Started karate:1992

Comment :Karate has helped me in all aspects of my life. Through all the ups and downs I have learned a lot about myself and it has made me a much stronger person. It has taught me how important having "The Will To Act" is in everyday life..........oos.

Name: Tracey Broussard

Karate Name: The Great Blue Heron

Hall Number: 25-53

Rank: Sandan

Dojo Location: Hollywood Beach Culture and Community Center

Started Karate: 1993

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Name: Jackie Kan

Karate Name: Arctic Fox

Hall Number: 25-55

Rank: Sandan

Dojo Location: Pine Island Montessori, Hollywood Hills United Methodist Church School

Started Karate: 1994

Comments: Karate has helped strengthen my character and my body. In my experience training is both a comfort and a challenge each and every day. I hope that I can be a link to help others enter this world of growth.

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Name: Harrison Hunter

Karate Name: None yet.

Hall Number:  None yet.

Rank:1st Degree Black Belt

Dojo Location: Hollywood / Dania Beach

Started Karate: January 1991

Comments: Keep the fighting spirit alive.

Name: Haya Tepper

Karate Name - N/A

Hall Number: N/A

Rank: Shodan

Dojo Location: ?? - I incorporate karate into my work at a psychiatric rehabilitation facility.

Started Karate: 11/99

Comments: I can't imagine a life without Goju. As difficult as it is for me to make it a part of my life, there is no turning back from what I have learned.

Name: Peter Hesse

Karate Name: N/A

Hall Number: N/A

Rank: Shodan (1st Dan)

Dojo Location: Fort Lauderdale Jaycess -
Plantation, Florida

Started Karate: October 1998

Comment: Your karate belongs to you. Take care of it and it
will grow, ignore it and it will die.

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Name:  Jane Hesse

Karate Name:  N/A

 Hall Number:  N/A

 Rank:  Shodan

 Dojo Location:  Pine Island Montessori

 Started Karate:  October 1999

Comments: Because of Karate, I know that nothing is impossible in or out of the dojo.

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